Coming into the Chase for the Sprint Cup, there were a pair of Cinderella stories. A pair of drivers who had made the Chase by getting a win when least expected to surprise the fans and critics alike. Those two drivers - A.J. Allmendinger and Aric Almirola.
A late-race battle between a rookie and three previous Chicagoland winners ended in Brad Keselowski capturing the checkered flag in his series-leading fifth win of the 2014 Sprint Cup season.
From Kevin Harvick swapping his pit crew to Marcos Ambrose announcing he will leave NASCAR at the season’s end, here is what else was surprising and not surprising from the 14th annual MyAFibStory.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Brad Keselowski claimed his second victory in a row and fifth for the season at Chicagoland Speedway in the opening race of the chase. With the victory he secured a spot in the Contender round of the run for the championship. The victory was the first for Ford Motor Company at Chicagoland Speedway.
When NASCAR announced the new Chase grid system, and the expansion to sixteen drivers, I immediately cringed. Sixteen drivers, in my opinion, is too many and it “waters down” the significance of the championship.
Kyle Busch battled his way to the front after starting near the rear of the field, leading 66 of 150 laps in the Lucas Oil 225, to claim his sixth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race of the season in only eight starts. It’s his 41st career victory in the series and also Busch’s fourth win in five starts at Chicagoland Speedway.
Kevin Harvick won Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series Jimmy John's Freaky Fast 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. Harvick led 43 laps in route to his fourth win of the season and the ninth for JR Motorsports.
Kyle Busch will start on the pole in the MyAfibStory.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday after Friday’s qualifying session was cancelled due to rain.
Dead On Tools will serve as the primary sponsor of Anthony Alfredo and the number 5 NASCAR Xfinity Series car in four of the final six races of the 2024 season.
Buoyed by the best result of its second FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, Cadillac Racing enters the home stretch of the schedule with renewed confidence and direction.
After several years competing together in GT4 sports car racing, longtime co-drivers Todd Coleman and Aaron Telitz will step up into GT3 racing with their entry into the 24H of Barcelona
Just two races remain in the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and AO Racing’s Rexy the No. 77 Porsche 911 GT3 Rawr return next weekend to resume his championship fight in the GTD PRO class.
